octuple
/ˈɑk.t(j)u.pəl/adjective, noun, verb
octuple is spelled O-C-T-U-P-L-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, octuple means “eightfold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in octuple?
| Letters | 7: O-C-T-U-P-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is octuple?
Octuple appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce octuple?
- UK /ɒkˈtuː.pəl/
- US /ˈɑk.t(j)u.pəl/
- US /ɑkˈtʌp.əl/
Octuple has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-octuple.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with octuple?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as octuple (/ɑktupəl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: couplet.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of octuple
- octuples plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- octupling participle, present
- octupled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does octuple mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
eightfold
noun
- 1
An eightfold amount or number
verb
- 1
To increase eightfold.
- 2
To increase or multiply something by eight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Octuple in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does octuple come from?
By surface analysis, oct- + -u- + -ple.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).